New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- After a joint team from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the state regulatory authority conducted an audit of Aveo Pharmaceuticals, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued a Stop Activity Order that halts all operations at the company's premises.

This concerns the reports of the export of unapproved combination drugs containing Tapentadol and Carisoprodol by the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company to certain West African nations.

"Following the audit, the investigation team seized all raw materials, in-process materials, and finished products. Approximately 1.3 crore tablets/capsules and 26 batches of APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol ...